River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-08-25
IN THE EAST.

The Pennsylvania Republicans held
their state convention at Harrisburg on the
! 18th. being composed of 2O4 delegates. VIM.
| b. Hart was nominated for State Treasurer
| bv reclamation and James I. Mitchell for
/ Supreme Court Judge on the first ballot.
| The platform indorses the state govern
| ment: advocates q protective tariff and the
restriction of immigration; favors bOunties
upon exports in American bottoms and the
| submission of prohibition amendment to
| the people; declares in favor of a dependent
pension hill; arraigns the national admins
/ tration for general imbecility; advocates
primary elections for nominating can
| didates for congress and the state senate
/ and says: The Republicans of Pennsylvania
the native state of Hon. James G. Blaine,
] will view with high pleasure his nomination
/ for the presidency in the campaign of 1855
Accident cannot abate the love of a great
people, for a statesman true alike to his
convictions and to his country,
Alonzo Kelly, a young son of Post
master John E. Kelly. of Black Lick, Pa.
fatally shot Charles Rodgers, "a burglar
who was caught in the attempt of robbing
/ the pOstOtfice. Young Kelly sleept above
! the pOstofilCe and was awakened by a
noise down stairs, and, taking a shotgun,
started to investigate. As he entered the
rear door two men came in the front way.
Z lie called on them to halt, but they sprang
| toward him, when he raised the gun and
emptied its contents into the breast of the
| foremost man. The robber fell, but was
quickly carried off by his companion An
hour later the wounded man gave himself
up.
1t is now a foregone conclusion that
the cranberry crop in South Jersey will be
much shorter than il has been for years
few weeks ago the vines We're full of Der
ries and looking remarkably healthy, but
since then the scald mas set in on some of
the most prolific boys, damaging them
insect plague has cut many of the vines so
badly they look as If "a fire had passed
through them. Competent judges estimate
that there will not be more than half a crop
there.
Mrs Cleveland shook hands with
thousand people at her reception on Mon
day, at Marion, Mass. Mrs. Folsom aided
Mrs. Cleveland in receiving the callers who
were presented by Gen. and Mrs. Greedy.
Size shook hands with great heartiness, and
her manner during the reception made a
most pleasing impression upon the callers.
Gen. Greedy said after the reception
that Mrs. Cleveland would probably accept
no further public attentions during her stay.
Asbury Park. n, j., had the most
violent thunder storm in years on Sunday.
by the lightning striking Rose pavilion and
the Spray View Hotel. A panic was caused
among the guests of the Coleman house and
other hotels by the electric current which
entered on the electric wires, and in few
instances knocked the guests from chairs.
A sangGinary riot took place at
Glenlyon, Pa, among 800 miners who we're
being paid off on Sunday The melting
cause of the riot was the effort of a Metho-
dist clergyman to prevent the use of Sun
day for pay day. In the course of the fight
90 men were badly hurt and some of them
atally.
At TerryviIle, Conn, Mrs. F. A. An
drews and Mrs. f. NJ Smith, who were
driving near the New York a New England
railroad track, attempted to cross ahead OF
west bound train. Their vehicle was
struck, and Mrs, Smith instantly killed, and
Mrs Andrews probably fatally injured.
During a quarrel NJ Indiana, Penn,
William Byers, aged nineteen, shot and in
stantly killed his father. The father ordered
the son 20 commence blowing, and when he
refused the father picked up a fire poker
and advanced ON his son. The latter drew
revolver and shot him through the heart.
Young Byers is in Jail
The New York State Stenographers
Association met at the Crossman House at
Alexandria Bay, in their 18th annual con-
vention- Fifty members were present. In
| a trial of speed Mr.. Isaac s. Dement,, of
Chicago, wrote l,2s2 words in five minutes
Richard Bean of Boston, Mass, a